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Yes. I was about to say the same but you beat me to it.

17.5 TEAM LINE-UPS The 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rider (by MA) must ride at either #1 #3 or #5. The 4th & 5th Riders (by MA) must ride at either #2 or #4. The 6th & 7th declared Riders must ride at #6 or #7

PK has pulled out of tonight's EL fixture at Poole due to sickness so it is RR now for both matches.

At Ipswich probably. Although the EDR was set up with the intention of advancing 'up and coming' young British riders, its real purpose was to cut costs in running the EL. I believe the EDR system sets a fairly low pay scale.

It would have been similar to the character played by Henry Fonda in the film '12 angry men.' He was the only juror who considered the accused (track) not guilty.

The report on the Rye House website states that Steve will be out for about three weeks. Therefore it is RR on Thursday with Robin Aspegren plus reserves eligible, those being guest Alex Edberg for Kasper Lykke and Robert Branford in place of the retired Luke Bowen. Ipswich will be at full strength as long as Gino Manzares passes a late fitness test.

No, you are correct. The tier one list consisted of ten riders and the two not selected, Steve Boxall and Adam Roynon would then go into a guest list to which other riders were added later. The idea is that a pool of riders are created who are deemed to be of a similar standard to riders in tier one. However, other than Boxall and Roynon, they cannot be signed as such. I believe the same applied to Charles Wright in 2014.

All four matches at Lakeside this year: 10+1(4), 11+1(5), 10(4) 11+1(4).

I'm sure Len Silver would give it a go. First instruction, TURN OFF ALL THE STOP-COCKS!

I think 'not available' might mean ineligible. Ashley was 8th on the tier one EDR so could only be substituted by one of the riders on the guest list. Now that Lakeside have made that change permanent I am guessing they cannot put this into reverse.

And therein lies the problem. Purpose-built speedway stadiums don't have sufficient spectator capacity, the largest of which for this series, is Torun 15500.

I was looking forward to both this meeting and the Raiders match but have returned home disappointed, cold and covered in dust. We all know by now Ed doesn't do heat 15 but otherwise he was great and Anders wasn't far behind. The problem is others had uncharacteristcally poor days at the office.Jakobsen and Aspegren were down on previous performances whilst Boxall seemed to have brought along one of his old lawnmowers for the day. What's happened to Luke though? Decent at Peterborough and Ipswich (guest on Friday) but in 3 meetings at home he has managed just 5 points from 10 rides. So are the first three meetings a flash in the pan or was today a blip. Whatever, not the best way to visit Somerset next Friday.

We all know Len does it his way - end of!

..but everything is always alright in the end.

..and that's how life has been for me. As soon as I'm feeling good I turn the next corner when someone kicks me in the balls!!

So how will this go. Richard Lawson guesting for Peterborough was in imperious form for Lakeside yesterday scoring 14+ 1 maximum from the no. 5 berth. This included finishing ahead of GP superstar NKI on no less than three occasions. Nonetheless, I think Rye have enough to win even if the aforementioned rider finishes with 18.

Rather than live in hope why not contact the the club to see if an agreement can be reached. I am guessing that the majority of Panthers' supporters who were planning to come in the afternoon won't now.: info@ryehouserockets.co

It's not an own goal. The fixture at Peterborough was only re-arranged this morning so there is still time for Len to offer a concession to visiting season ticket holders and it would make financial sense to do so. I imagine so. The Rye fixture will finish by 4pm, possibly earlier. Plenty of time to get to Peterborough for the evening.

Not that bad in the past though: http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/12149/kings-lynn-swindon-2013-30pm and: http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/12434/kings-lynn-swindon-2013-30pm

Yes, well done and your 'missing' Rocket, Ed, didn't have a bad evening either. Unbeaten in his programmed rides before being plunged into one too far, heat 15.

Not that many actually. As you say he misses the visit to Somerset but after that I can see only the match at Plymouth in August that clashes and chances are the EL fixture list will have changed by then anyway.

The statement regarding the Ed Kennett situation:- http://www.lakesidehammers.co/edward-kennett-statement/

Glad to see you're still quick on your feet. Now, can you pass on a few tips onto Kasper?

I am sure Shads has had enough bites to last a lifetime. He is a postman!

Very puzzling as prior to the early hours of this morning I cannot remember the last time it rained in this part of the country so it is not as if there could have been much standing water. Last 24 hours records this: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/u12b4ht3f